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This book presents a comprehensive treatment of engineering design with focus on solutions that are based on information technology.  With capabilities of computers expanding at an unthinkable pace, the importance of using advanced computer-aided design (CAD) systems in engineering design must be emphasized.  Pro/ENGINEER , a leading CAD system, is described to demonstrate the role of the computer in assisting engineers in the design process.  The book is written as an introductory textbook for undergraduate students in engineering in all specialty areas (e.g., mechanical, aerospace, civil, electrical, chemical, bioengineering, industrial, materials, and fire protection engineering).  The book should also be useful as a reference and a guide to designers engaged in the product development.  

The book is organized into 10 chapters. The first three chapters provide a fundamental coverage of engineering design.  They stress the need to follow national and international standards related to engineering graphics, dimensioning, and tolerances.  Representative examples are provided to demonstrate industrial applications.  A systematic description of Pro/ENGINEER is presented in Chapters 4 through 9.  Feature-based solid modeling, preparation of engineering drawings, concepts of virtual assembly, animation and mechanism are covered in these chapters.  Applications of finite element analysis, both structural and thermal, and applications of numerically controlled machining are presented in Chapter 10.  This concluding chapter demonstrates the integration of a CAD system, an engineering analysis tool, and a computer-aided manufacturing system under the Pro/ENGINEER design environment.

The material covered in this book is an outgrowth of several design and manufacturing courses taught by the author at the University of Maryland at College Park.  The first edition was published in 1998.  This book has been widely used as a class textbook and reference in engineering design.  To address the evolution of the Pro/ENGINEER design system, several editions have been published.  This edition is for students and designers, who are using Pro/ENGINEER WildFire, Version 4.0, a new release of the Pro/ENGINEER design system in 2008.  In this edition (Version 4.0), new content has been added, including creations of annotation and analytical features, surface modeling, sketcher palette, welding structures, dynamic simulation and thermal analysis.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Guangming Zhang obtained a bachelor degree and a master degree both in mechanical engineering from Tianjin University , in the People’s Republic of China .  He obtained a Master degree and a Ph. D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and holds a joint appointment with the Institute for Systems Research.

Professor Zhang worked at the Northwest Medical Surgical Instruments Factory in China where he served as a principal engineer to design surgical instruments and dental equipment.  He also taught at the Beijing Institute of Printing and received the National Award for Outstanding Teaching from the Press and Publication Administration of the People’s Republic of China in 1987.  In 1992 he was selected by his peers at the University of Maryland to receive the Outstanding Systems Engineering Faculty Award.  He was the recipient of the E. Robert Kent Outstanding Teaching Award of the College of Engineering in 1993, and the Poole and Kent Company Senior Faculty Teaching Award in 2004.  He was a recipient of the 1992 Blackall Machine Tool & Gage Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering.  In 1995, 1997, 1998 and 1999, he received the Award of Commendation, Award of Member of the Year, and the Award of Appreciation from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Region 3, for his outstanding service as the faculty advisor to the SME Student Chapter at College Park .  In 2006, he was named as one of the 6 Keystone Professors, in the Clark School of Academy of Distinguished Professors at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Professor Zhang actively participated in the NSF sponsored ECSEL grant between 1990 and 2000.  He served as the principal investigator for this grant at the University of Maryland between 1997 and 2000, and coordinated the ECSEL sponsored projects on integration of design, active learning, hands-on experiences, and on developing methods for team learning. He has written three textbooks, co-authored two other textbooks, about 70 technical papers, and holds one patent. 

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